The Good
Zeb Wells and Paolo Rivera's story was definitely the best. Out of all the "waxing philosophic at a bar" shorts, this was the one that captured Wolverine's character the most genuinely and, surprisingly, the whole "buddy movie" dynamic with Spidey actually yields an applicable message.The Loeb/ McGuinness short - - which recreated Wolverine's first appearance in the Hulk - - was a fun romp. McGuinness' art is awesome, as always, and Loeb not only captures Wolverine's voice, but he offers a fun explanation as to why the character's been, well, out-of-character at times throughout his career.
The other two "Wolverine in a bar" stories are actually pretty good. I liked the "Worst There Is" more out of the two because Yocum devised a great foil for Wolverine in that precocious little girl looking for her Daddy. It was actually a lot of fun.
The Bad
The last story, a silent one, doesn't feel like a comic. It felt like sample pages from an artist's portfolio. Wolverine escapes from Weapon X, protects the Hudsons from wolves and then frightens them with his savagery. You've seen that a thousand times, with words, before.I know that part of the appeal of these specials is to see characters like Wolverine in unusual scenarios, but "The Curse of the Yellow Claw" was too much of a diversion from the norm. It honestly read like a generic detective story that had been slightly re-worked to be about Wolverine. Scott's depiction of him even looks like Clive Owen with only a slight flourish to his hair. Calmly collecting information and reflecting on it all so academically doesn't strike me as Wolverine's M.O. either.
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